Illinois Steel Co. v. Jeka
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwau- ■ kee county: WabRen D. Taebant, Circuit Judge. This is an action of ejectment, commenced July 1, 1897,. to recover possession of a small lot — being a part of government lot No. 2, fractional section 33, town 7, range 22 east — ■ situated in the Eifth ward of the city of Milwaukee.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwau- ■ kee county: WabRen D. Taebant, Circuit Judge. This is an action of ejectment, commenced July 1, 1897,. to recover possession of a small lot — being a part of government lot No. 2, fractional section 33, town 7, range 22 east — ■ situated in the Eifth ward of the city of Milwaukee. The lot in question is 125-J feet in length by 33 feet in width at one end and 39^ feet át the other: Government lot No. 2 aforesaid was a part of what is known as “Jones Island” — a low, marshy piece of land between the original channel of Milwaukee Kiver…
1Opinion of the Court
■ The following opinion was filed May 29, 1903:
Winsnow, I.
From the foregoing statement of the evidence offered by the defendants, it is evident that it was error to take the question of adverse possession from the jury. This evidence tended to show that the defendants and their privies in estate had held actual possession of the premises in dispute for more than twenty years prior to the commencement of this action. It was not necessary to show that there was paper evidence of transfer of possession from one 4o the other; the transfer may be parol and satisfy the requirement of continuity.
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